[Shotimes] Pontiac unveils SHO successor?

[Carl Prochilo]

Does it have a manual transmission?  Otherwise it can't be a successor. 
You know better Don.
-- 
Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Fri, October 29, 2004 11:57 pm, Donald Mallinson said:
> Just saw on Autoweek.com that Pontiac has a new GXP version
> of the Grand Prix with the Chevy 5.3L OHV V8 driving the
> front wheels.
>
> At least I assume it is the Chevy.  Same size and specs as
> my wife's pickup, with probably a little cam tweaking for
> higher rpm hp?
>
> 290 hp and 325 lbft of torque.
>
> Still FWD though.
>
> Even with the all aluminum V8, it promises to be 60-40 or
> worse weight distribution, but that hasn't been revealed, at
> least in Autoweek.  Predicted weight is 3600 pounds.
>
> Dual piston 12+" front brakes slotted and cross drilled for
> the ricer crowd.
>
> Some real torque and HP without a power adder should make
> this a handful everywhere, but maybe fun.
>
> too bad they didn't just do RWD and one-up the competition.
>
> Hey my wife's pickup is a fine auto with the 5.3 V8 (cast
> iron block in the truck) but when it comes to music, I will
> still take either of my V6 SHO's or the fine sounding '96 ES
> SHO V8, especially on the track.
>
> Don Mallinson
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